chuán shuō
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  • 1

    n.legend; tradition; legendary tradition; lore

    • zhè zhǒng chuán shuō méi yǒu shén me gēn jù

      传说没有什么根据

      This story proved unfounded.

    • diàn yǐng ràng zhè ge gǔ lǎo de chuán shuō chǎn shēng le yī zhǒng zhēn zhèng de xiàn dài sè cǎi

      电影这个古老传说产生真正现代色彩

      The movie gives this old legend a real modern twist.

    • zhè ge chuán shuō kě xìn ma

      这个传说可信

      Is this legend believable?

  • 2

    v.it is said; they say; circulate; pass/transmit from mouth to mouth

    • cūn li chuán shuō tā gē yào cóng guó wài huí lai le

      传说国外回来

      The villagers are all saying that his brother is soon coming home from abroad.

    • chuán shuō tā jiā yǒu rén lì gōng le bù zhī dào shì nǎ yī wèi

      传说立功知道

      The family is said to have won a merit citation, but we do not know which one.

    • chuán shuō tā shì shì jiè shàng zuì fù de rén

      传说世界

      He is said to be the richest man in the world.

Word usage

  • "传说" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种"or"段".
    • 传说

      one legend

    • 传说

      one kind of legend

    • 传说

      one legend